Australia vs. Sri Lanka - 1st Test - Jan 2019

[danielnajdek]

Richardson adds some variety I feel. He will be a real handful in England with the way he gets late movement.

Problem is he wont get picked. They'll pick Hazlewood, Cummins and Pie Chucker.

 

[Far Kern]

Just play straight for half an hour you flogs. There are so many runs here.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Poor keeping. Lead feet

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Problem is he wont get picked. They'll pick Hazlewood, Cummins and Pie Chucker.

Should be Cummins, Richardson and Worrell

But no let’s pick blokes coming back from injury or pie chuckers...

 

[Doashuey]

Problem is he wont get picked. They'll pick Hazlewood, Cummins and Pie Chucker.

I dont know about that. If Richo continues to pick up wickets in the next 3 SL innings then I reckon Hazelwood may find it tough to get back in. He has been fairly ordinary this summer. Though if there is one thing I have learned it is that selection on form and merit isn't a concept our selectors are familiar with.

 

[swanssince2002]

Sir Lanka leaking runs at the moment. India definitely put us to the sword. Thats the difference.

 

[swanssince2002]

At least we have to wait a few months until we can rant about the selections for Lords. And its also during the footy season.

 

[wolmeister]

Problem is he wont get picked. They'll pick Hazlewood, Cummins and Pie Chucker.

I wouldn't be so sure about that.

 

[a mayes ing]

Labushagne has played well. Put a high price on his wicket. I reckon he has decided he wants to be Australia's Pujara.

Head should have been caught which would have been another start and getting out. Very lucky, however Head is the epitome of Aussies's batting stocks atm

 

[archibald]

Problem is he wont get picked. They'll pick Hazlewood, Cummins and Pie Chucker.

You can’t take away his 200 wickets but they can and will take away his position in that first ashes test.

 

[HolyRioli]

Labushagne certainly the more impressive of the two thus far.

 

[a mayes ing]

I wouldn't be so sure about that.

Hazlewood really should be an amazing bowler in England, suits him to a tee. Last time he toured there he tried to be a swing bowler which isn't his style. If he just bowls a 4th line with a little nibble like he normally does when in form he will do really well.

Players that bowl well in England tend to be the medium fast bowlers (around the 130-140kms) who can swing it or seam it. Starc should normally do pretty good but he leaks too many runs and is nowhere near as consistent at the start of an innings as he should be. I would be tempted to swap Starc for Richardson if Starc doesn't get his form back

 

[Badesumofu]

Starting to get a sense of why they've push Labuschagne so hard. Some of those forward defences were really juicy. Good sweeper, too.

 

[Big Bryza]

They're ranked higher in the test rankings and have recently beaten Pakistan in the UAE, something we've failed to do since 2002. If NZ are ever going to win another series against Australia, they currently have a huge opportunity to do so with their golden generation.

Golden generation? That's cute.

 

[Big Bryza]

Hopefully Marnus kicks on here. Crap shot from Harris. He's got the game just not the mental capacity at this stage.

 

[Pykie]

Our bowling attack has become one dimensional. Smith and Warner won’t make a difference on the end result

Cummins took 44 wickets @ 19 last year despite playing away series in India, UAE and Bangladesh in that year.

Lyon has taken 116 wickets in the last 2 years.

I think Starc and Hazlewood are definitely way to comfortable, but Lyon and Cummins are two of the best bowlers in the world at the moment.

 

[Gough]

Labushagne has played well. Put a high price on his wicket. I reckon he has decided he wants to be Australia's Pujara.

Head should have been caught which would have been another start and getting out. Very lucky, however Head is the epitome of Aussies's batting stocks atm

If Head goes on with it nobody will care. This is good from both of them so far, they've steered us out of a sticky situation.

 

[Big Bryza]

The pitches in England will be as green as the grass in the outfield. We will be lucky to win a test

The ashes are in Aug/Sep. If the summer in England is anything like last year the pitches will be dry as a nuns see you next Tuesday. They'll be dry and offer plenty of turn.

 

[Gough]

Well done Marnus.

 

[dumb]

3 catches, 52*, had a pretty good game so far. we can say he's only playing sri lanka, but a couple of other bats have already disappeared cheaply.
lyon blew the best chance for a test century he'll ever get.

 

[SportsCentre]

Labuschagne 2/3rds of the way to reaching our highest test score for the summer.

 

[SportsCentre]

3 catches, 52*, had a pretty good game so far. we can say he's only playing sri lanka, but a couple of other bats have already disappeared cheaply.
lyon blew the best chance for a test century he'll ever get.

Saving himself for his Ashes Ashton Agar performance

 

[Big Bryza]

Harris didn't play any Big Bash before playing Tests this summer. In fact he played a Shield game only a few weeks before the 1st Test against India

He played 2-3 BBL matches in between test series.

He's clearly got the ability for test cricket. However, it's on him to get himself switched on mentally to convert these starts in to big scores.

 

[Outshined]

Starting to get a sense of why they've push Labuschagne so hard. Some of those forward defences were really juicy. Good sweeper, too.

He also has a good sense of when to leave and is willing to wait for the bad ball.

There's enough there to persist with.

 

[Far Kern]

Hazlewood really should be an amazing bowler in England, suits him to a tee. Last time he toured there he tried to be a swing bowler which isn't his style. If he just bowls a 4th line with a little nibble like he normally does when in form he will do really well.

Players that bowl well in England tend to be the medium fast bowlers (around the 130-140kms) who can swing it or seam it. Starc should normally do pretty good but he leaks too many runs and is nowhere near as consistent at the start of an innings as he should be. I would be tempted to swap Starc for Richardson if Starc doesn't get his form back

Cummins and Lyon pick themselves.

Hazelwood hits the pitch at a great length and hits the seam.

Starc’s line is all over the place.

If Richardson can maintain his discipline Starc is in trouble.



These guys are in again now and playing well.